TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
嫌
ㄒㄧㄢˊ · xián
verb — to dislike, mind, find fault with; noun — suspicion
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{j,q,x}ITjiān → xián — the double-grasp sound crossed into x
兼 jiān carries the sound, crossed to xián; the meaning-side is 女, in the register of doubt and second thoughts. The word is to mind, to find a thing not good enough, to hold it against someone — and from there, suspicion: 嫌棄、嫌疑、討厭得嫌.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
看著看著就皺起眉，這也不對那也不好——嫌。
The longer she looks the more the brow knits — this is wrong, that won't do — finding fault.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)嫌棄、討厭— to dislike, mind, find fault常用
→嫌疑— suspicion — fault one suspects常用
→嫌隙— a grudge, a rift
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension